Tag: Police Chiefs: Page 57

Patrol

Chicago Police Begin Foot Patrols

Rookie Chicago Police officers have begun patrolling the city's most dangerous neighborhoods in a new crime-fighting strategy introduced by Superintendent Garry McCarthy.

March 25, 2013

Training

Grand Jury Indicts Former Pittsburgh Chief

A grand jury has indicted Pittsburgh's former police chief on charges of conspiracy and tax evasion. Nathan Harper, who resigned in late February, allegedly embezzled $70,628 from the Pittsburgh Police Bureau's special events office.

March 21, 2013

Patrol

Miss. Chief Killed Directing Traffic

A small-town Mississippi police chief and part-time deputy was killed Tuesday morning while directing traffic at the main intersection in town.

March 19, 2013

Training

Embattled Albuquerque Chief Retires

Albuquerque Police Chief Ray Schultz announced his plans to retire from a department that has come under intense scrutiny following a federal civil rights probe.

March 17, 2013

Training

Dallas Chief: Typing While Driving Prohibited

Dallas Police officers may type on mobile dashboard computers only in emergency situations. The prohibition on using MDCs isn't specifically spelled out in the Dallas PD's standard operating procedures.

March 10, 2013

Training

Tenn. Chief Uses Polygraphs To Weed Out Racists

The Coopertown (Tenn.) Police chief has begun using polygraph testing on recruits to keep racists off a force he was hired to rebuild after numerous police scandals.

March 7, 2013

Patrol

Ala. Chief Apologizes to Civil Rights Leader

U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) said he was moved to tears Saturday after Montgomery (Ala.) Police Chief Kevin Murphy presented the badge off of his uniform along with an apology to Lewis and other Freedom Riders for police officers' failure to act during a 1961 attack.

March 4, 2013

Training

Pittsburgh Chief Forced To Resign

The second-highest-ranking member of the union representing Pittsburgh police officers said the rank-and-file are still shocked this morning by the sudden forced resignation of Chief Nate Harper and morale remains low.

February 20, 2013

Training

Pittsburgh Mayor Calls for 'Outside' Chief

Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said Thursday he wants to hire a new police chief "with no relationships, with no ties, with really no history" related to the embattled department.

February 20, 2013

Vehicles

Ill. Agency's Dodge Dart Serves Community Relations

A 2013 Dodge Dart, which was built at Chrysler's Belvidere plant and donated to the agency, has been primarily used for community relations duties such as civic ceremonies, parades, city gatherings, a county fair, and other public events.

February 19, 2013

Patrol

LAPD Chief To Ex-Cop: 'No One Else Needs To Die'

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck urged a former LAPD cop suspected of killing 3 people, including a Riverside Police officer, and wounding several others, to turn himself in.

February 6, 2013

Patrol

Riverside Chief: Ex-LAPD Cop Is 'Depraved' and 'Cowardly'

An ambush that left one Riverside (Calif.) Police officer dead and another wounded was a cowardly act of a depraved individual, Chief Sergio Diaz told reporters at a Thursday press conference.

February 6, 2013